The Great Model Railway Challenge - Season 2

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Heat 1: The Restless Earth

1 - Heat 1: The Restless Earth

Air Date: September 13, 2019

Three teams compete to create a deluge of volcanoes, earthquakes and other tiny natural disasters in only three days.

Heat 2: Best Sellers

2 - Heat 2: Best Sellers

Air Date: September 20, 2019

Three teams create best sellers based on the books of Lawrence of Arabia, HG Wells and Agatha Christie, featuring Roman ruins, alien motherships and the Orient Express.

Heat 3: The Best of British

3 - Heat 3: The Best of British

Air Date: September 27, 2019

Three teams create a bucolic landscape of crochet trees, massive replicas of Kings Cross and St Pancras station, and a fiendishly technical haggis delivery system.

Heat 4: Uncharted Territory

4 - Heat 4: Uncharted Territory

Air Date: October 4, 2019

Three teams take a magical mystery train tour through the jungle, a historic flood and the centre of the Earth.

Heat 5: The Sky's the Limit

5 - Heat 5: The Sky's the Limit

Air Date: October 5, 2019

Three teams fight for a place in the final with their sci-fi displays incorporating miniature aerial acrobatics, towering peaks and space travel.

Semi-Final 1: Myths, Monsters, Legends and Fables

6 - Semi-Final 1: Myths, Monsters, Legends and Fables

Air Date: October 12, 2019

Only two can make it to the last stretch, and with a tough challenge on a fabulous fantasy theme to overcome, any team could find themselves on the next train home.

Semi-Final 2: Blockbusters

7 - Semi-Final 2: Blockbusters

Air Date: October 19, 2019

The semi-finalists offer up blockbuster layouts based on Harry Potter, Jurassic Park and James Bond. Plus there is a mysterious operational challenge to overcome.

Grand Final: Surprise Surprise

8 - Grand Final: Surprise Surprise

Air Date: October 26, 2019

Four finalists have three days to create miniature railway layouts that amaze, confound and delight. But who will take the prize?